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The City of Owen Sound remains in a State of Emergency due to COVID-19. The Province of Ontario has extended Emergency Orders to June 9, 2020. 
To protect residents, maintain physical distancing guidelines and to minimize the spread of COVID-19, restrictions throughout the province and the City of Owen Sound remain in place. The City of Owen Sound remains committed to providing non-essential services to residents. At this time:
Parking enforcement in the...
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Owen Sound, Ontario – Monday, June 1, 2020 – The City’s Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) will resume its meetings beginning Monday, June 8, 2020.  The regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 29, 2020 as per the 2020 Council and Committee Calendar has been rescheduled to Monday, June 8, 2020.
The meetings will continue to be at 1:00 PM and will take place in Council Chambers at City Hall. The agenda will be available on the City’s...
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Owen Sound, Ontario – Friday, May 29, 2020 – The City of Owen Sound is reminding residents that wipes clog pipes. To avoid sewer backups in your home and municipal sewer pipes and pumps, please dispose of the following items in the trash, not the toilet:
Disinfecting wipes;
Baby wipes;
Towelletes;
Paper towels; and
Facial tissues.
Any wipe that claims to be “flushable” is not, and needs to be disposed of in the garbage.
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Owen Sound, Ontario – Thursday, May 28, 2020 – Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020 the City of Owen Sound’s Leaf & Yard Waste Composting Facility located at 2800 28 th Avenue East will resume normal operating hours of 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, seven days a week.
Due to COVID-19, the City will be continue to limit access to a maximum of 15 vehicles at one time. Physical distancing practices are to be maintained while using the facility.
Items you can bring...
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Owen Sound, Ontario – Thursday, May 28, 2020 – City Council had considered a request regarding the potential sale of a small piece (0.518 ha, 1.3 acres) of parkland on the City’s east side within the Stoney Orchard and Timber McArthur Parks.
Residents within 500 metres of this area were sent background information and a survey earlier this week in the mail and are being asked to complete the survey that will provide the City with information on how the...
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